Capitols

/ˈkæp.ə.toʊlz/ noun

Plural of capitol; buildings where state or national legislatures meet and conduct government business.

From Latin 'capitolium,' named after the Capitoline Hill in Rome where the temple of Jupiter stood. The word evolved to mean the building housing a legislature, with the spelling 'capitol' distinguishing it from 'capital' (the city).

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